Validation Active X problems

[Guest]

whenever i try to download things from microsoft it asks me to validate my
copy of vista. when i go to the validation page it tells me to click the
active X control bar but the bar never appears. i then go to the alternate
method at the bottom of the page and when i click on the validate button and
it brings up a "internet explorer cannot display this page". i then go to
the diagnostic webpage for vista validation and i pass the first 4 steps but
i fail 3, which are, "Windows validation ActiveX loaded","Office Validation
ActiveX loaded", and "Validation Self-Help ActiveX loaded". when i click the
resolve now button it takes me to the "adjust internet explorer security
settings for ActiveX control behavior" page. but the activeX does not load
so this does not help at all. what do i do????

 

[Jon]

whenever i try to download things from microsoft it asks me to validate my
copy of vista. when i go to the validation page it tells me to click the
active X control bar but the bar never appears. i then go to the
alternate
method at the bottom of the page and when i click on the validate button
and
it brings up a "internet explorer cannot display this page". i then go to
the diagnostic webpage for vista validation and i pass the first 4 steps
but
i fail 3, which are, "Windows validation ActiveX loaded","Office
Validation
ActiveX loaded", and "Validation Self-Help ActiveX loaded". when i click
the
resolve now button it takes me to the "adjust internet explorer security
settings for ActiveX control behavior" page. but the activeX does not
load
so this does not help at all. what do i do????

If the validation spyware won't install correctly, then look around for some
other spyware to compromise your system with instead. There's plenty
available if you look hard enough.

 

[dean-dean]

Try this:

Control Panel (Classic View) > Network and Sharing Center. Under Tasks (on
the left side of the window), click on "Manage Network Connections". In the
new window, right-click on Local Area Connection, and choose Properties.
Under "This connection uses the following items", double-click Internet
Protocol Version 4. Choose "Use the following DNS Server Addresses" and set
the IP Addresses for "Preferred DNS Server" as 4.2.2.2 and for "Alternate
DNS Server" as 4.2.2.3.

 

[Richard Urban]

What anti spyware apps do you have on your computer that prevent activex
controls from loading. Some are much more aggressive than others. You may
want to check their settings.

Spyware Blaster and SpySweeper "may" cause problems, depending upon how you
have them configured.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

i dont have any spyware or virus programs other than a trial version of
windows live onecare, but i have all the spyware settings turned off on it.

 

[Guest]

i tried that dean-dean and it didnt help . thanks for trying tho.

 

[dean-dean]

For lack of a better idea at this point, you could try using Firefox to
download the stuff you want from Microsoft. Firefox uses a plug-in (which
you will be prompted to install), versus an ActiveX control.

 

[Guest]

i dont have any spyware or virus programs other than a trial version of
windows live onecare, but i have all the spyware settings turned off on it.

I have this exact same problem and am still trying to figure out why this
only happened when I tried to validate Windows Vista. I have had to install
activeX before on different sites, but never had a problem. It just doesn't
pop up when I need to validate Windows Vista. HELP!!!